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OCEAN STATE MEDIA GROUP: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
OCEAN STATE MEDIA GROUP (EIN 22-2859005)
Tax period
2017-07-01 to 2018-06-30
Filed
2019-04-18
IRS object ID
201931089349300728
Schema version
2017v2.3
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2019-04-18T13:18:13-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN050392605PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MULLEN SCORPIO & CERILLIBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityPROVIDENCECityNm
State AbbreviationRIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02903ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN222859005EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RHODE ISLAND PBS FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlRHODBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4012223636PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line150 PARK LANEAddressLine1Txt
CityPROVIDENCECityNm
State AbbreviationRIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02907ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDAVID PICCERELLIPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone4012223636PhoneNum
Signature2019-04-18SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonPATRICIA M CERILLIPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01598123PTIN
Phone4017513860PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address70.167.19.136IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2019-04-18IPDt
IP Tm10:45:57IPTm
IP TimezoneEDIPTimezoneCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDAVID PICCERELLIPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line150 PARK LANEAddressLine1Txt
CityPROVIDENCECityNm
State AbbreviationRIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02907ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$9,732,420GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.RIPBS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1987FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateRILegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionOPPORTUNITIES IN OUR MISSION TO EDUCATE, INFORM, ENRICH, INSPIRE AND ENTERTAIN VIEWERS OF ALL AGES IN RHODE ISLAND, SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND EASTERN CONNECTICUT.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent16VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee57TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers81TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Program Service Revenue$2,154,496CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,675,415CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$71,190PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$12,569CYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Total Revenue$5,223,410CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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PY Other Expenses$1,565,832PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,411,768CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$4,177,002PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$5,705,805CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$538,287PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$482,395CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$2,352,272TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,435,532NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$95,669,379NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionRHODE ISLAND PBS USES THE POWER OF PUBLIC MEDIA TO PRODUCE AND PRESENT CREATIVE CONTENT AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES IN OUR MISSION TO EDUCATE, INFORM, ENRICH, INSPIRE AND ENTERTAIN OUR VIEWERS OF ALL AGES ON RHODE ISLAND, SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND EASTERN CONNECTICUT.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$3,749,556ExpenseAmt
Revenue$2,154,496RevenueAmt
DescCOMMITTED TO THE PRINCIPLE OF LIFE-LONG LEARNING, AND IN RESPONSE TO THE INTERESTS EXPRESSED BY OUR VIEWERS, RHODE ISLAND PBS, AS A NON-COMMERCIAL EDUCATIONAL ("NCE") BROADCAST LICENSEE, USES THE POWER OF PUBLIC MEDIA TO PRODUCE AND PRESENT CREATIVE CONTENT AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES IN OUR MISSION TO EDUCATE, INFORM, ENRICH, INSPIRE AND ENTERTAIN OUR VIEWERS OF ALL AGES IN RHODE ISLAND, SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND EASTERN CONNECTICUT.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$3,749,556TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document12IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee57EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4012223636PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line150 PARK LANEAddressLine1Txt
CityPROVIDENCECityNm
State AbbreviationRIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02907ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
DAVID W PICCERELLI
PRESIDENT/BOARD MEMBER40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$206,334$0$0
TIA SCIGULINSKY
SECRETARY/ BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES LEACH
CHAIRPERSON/ BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROGER BOUDREAU
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR ROBERT L CAROTHERS
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEBORAH JACOBSON
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MEREDITH CURREN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DRSUZANNE COSTA
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM C MAAIA
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELIZABETH DELUDE-DIX
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KELLY NEVINS
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TRACY SMITH
TREASURER/BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANTE BELLINI
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAS R DECARVALHO
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID LAVERTY
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JACK LYLE
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DENISE PARENT
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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All Other Contributions$772,902AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,380,930TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FEES & OTHER515100$1,752,462$1,752,462
UNDERWRITING515100$402,034$402,034
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$2,154,496TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,798,604TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,798,604ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$4,353,524SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$4,476,713SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$123,189SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$123,189TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income-$123,189RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$44,866FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$32,297FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$12,569TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$12,569ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$5,223,410TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Exclusion$1,811,173ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$220,984TotalAmt
Management And General$220,984ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,332,889TotalAmt
Program Services$1,951,638ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$85,524ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$295,727FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$513,921TotalAmt
Program Services$394,503ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$75,805ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$43,613FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$226,243TotalAmt
Program Services$180,312ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,677ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$26,254FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$69,761TotalAmt
Management And General$69,761ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$41,107TotalAmt
Management And General$41,107ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$124,309TotalAmt
Management And General$98,880ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$25,429FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,400TotalAmt
Management And General$780ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,620FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$258,119TotalAmt
Program Services$255,069ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$3,050FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,477TotalAmt
Program Services$15,808ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,661ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,008FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,532TotalAmt
Program Services$1,845ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,649ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,038FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$574,095TotalAmt
Program Services$293,072ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$281,023ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$44,400TotalAmt
Program Services$34,252ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,365ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,783FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
OUTSIDE SERVICES$292,339$165,543$87,071$39,725
MISCELLANEOUS$196,119$30,168$159,644$6,307
DUES,SUBSCRIPTIONS,ADVE$167,311$70,895$95,636$780
UTILITIES$153,538$131,961$8,150$13,427

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$448,261TotalAmt
Program Services$224,490ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$117,505ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$106,266FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,705,805TotalAmt
Program Services$3,749,556ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,373,222ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$583,027FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$136,931BOYAmt
EOY$416,788EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$364,998BOYAmt
EOY$351,409EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$523,518BOYAmt
EOY$478,678EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,239BOYAmt
EOY$5,569EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,759BOYAmt
EOY$23,083EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$6,430,614LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,185,900LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,593,399BOYAmt
EOY$4,244,714EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$92,437,269EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$54,957BOYAmt
EOY$64,141EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,712,801BOYAmt
EOY$98,021,651EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$474,468BOYAmt
EOY$805,397EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$58,801BOYAmt
EOY$20,875EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,744,000BOYAmt
EOY$1,526,000EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,277,269BOYAmt
EOY$2,352,272EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,078,226BOYAmt
EOY$94,340,365EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$357,306BOYAmt
EOY$1,329,014EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,435,532BOYAmt
EOY$95,669,379EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,712,801BOYAmt
EOY$98,021,651EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$482,395ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$37,546NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts-$19,919DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$94,698,615OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,418,120CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,803,688CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,776,243CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,464,810CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,380,930CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,843,791TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,418,120CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,803,688CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,776,243CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,464,810CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,380,930CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,843,791TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$8,843,791PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$162CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$84CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year$1,798,604CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,798,850TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$10,642,641TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.83100PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1701.00000PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,180,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$220,760DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,959,240BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,219,907OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$613,220DepreciationAmt
Book Value$606,687BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,850,920OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,303,065DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,547,855BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$179,787OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$48,855DepreciationAmt
Book Value$130,932BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$4,244,714TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (6 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
MONEY MARKET AND CASH EQUIVALENTS$2,547,827F
EQUITIES$64,351,651F
FIXED INCOME$16,408,611F
TREASURY BILL$7,500,000F
RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION INVESTMENT FUND$991,627F
PRIVATE EQUITY FUND$637,553F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$92,437,269TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$99,968,651TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$37,546NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$17,890DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$94,730,912OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$94,786,348RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,182,303RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$41,107InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$41,107RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,223,410TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,734,804TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$37,809DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$32,297OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$70,106ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,664,698ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$41,107InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$41,107ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,705,805TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:THE FOUNDATION EVALUATES ITS UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS USING THE GUIDANCE FOR CONTINGENCIES AS CONTAINED IN GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES. THE FOUNDATION WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WERE NOT PROVIDED FOR IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 32,297. FORGIVENESS OF DEBT 218,000. FCC SPECTRUM AUCTION PROCEEDS 94,480,615.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 32,297.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDAVID W PICCERELLIPersonNm
TitlePRESIDENT/BOARD MEMBERTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$206,334BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$0NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$206,334TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
HINCKLEY ALLEN SNYDER LLP
FATHER IN LAW OF CEO$1,259PROVIDED LEGAL SERVICES0
GENCORP INSURANCE
BROTHER OF CEOPROVIDED INVESTMENT SERVICES FOR THE ORGANIZATION PENSION0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BONCE THE FORM 990 IS COMPLETED BY THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM, IT IS REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, SIGNED, AND FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION'S SOLE PURPOSE IS TO SUPPORT THE ENTITY THAT OWNS AND OPERATES WSBE (A NON-COMMERCIAL TELEVISION STATION). THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION HAS STRICT RULES AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS REGARDING OWNERSHIP AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THESE RULES ARE EXTENDED TO THE ORGANIZATION AS A MATTER OF PRUDENT PRACTICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S SOLE PURPOSE IS TO SUPPORT THE ENTITY THAT OWNS AND OPERATES WSBE (A NON-PUBLIC TELEVISION STATION). THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION REQUIRES THAT A "PUBLIC" FILE IS MAINTAINED FOR INSPECTION DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS. ACCORDINGLY, THESE DOCUMENTS ARE MAINTAINED IN THAT FILE AND ARE OPEN TO PUBLIC INSPECTION.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:FORGIVENESS OF DEBT 218,000. FCC SPECTRUM AUCTION PROCEEDS 94,480,615.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THIS PROCRESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR.
PART XI, LINE 9, CHANGES IN NET ASSETSTHE FOUNDATION PARTICIPATED IN THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION'S BROADCAST INCENTIVE AUCTION AND RECEIVED COMPENSATION TO MOVE ITS' EXISTING CHANNEL ASSIGNMENT IN THE UHF SPECTRUM SPACE (PRESENTLY CHANNEL 21) IN EXCHANGE FOR A NEW CHANNEL ASSIGNMENT IN THE LOW VHF SPECTRUM SPACE (FUTURE CHANNEL 2).